Stamp container



July 24, 1923. 11,462,535

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STAMP CONTAINER Filed NOV. 5 1921 Patented July 24, 1923.

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LUCILLE COX, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

STAMP CONTAINER.

Application filed. November 5, 1921.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LUCILLE COX, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented a new and useful Stamp Container, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to containers for pocket and personal use, theprimary object of the invention being to provide a container especiallydesigned for holding stamps or the like.

Another object of the invention is to provide a container includingopposed hinged w sections, the sections being connected so that theflexibility of the metal of which the container is formed, will causethe sections to be held in their closed positions, but permit thesections to be moved with respect to each other, to open the container.

With the foregoing and other objects in View which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is an elevational view of a container constructed in accordancewith the present invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevational view of the same.

Figure 3 is an end elevational view of the container.

Figure 4; is an elevational View disclosing the cover portion thereof asmoved to a semiopen position.

Figure 5 is an enlarged sectional view through one end of the container,and

Figure 6 is a side elevational View of the container disclosing thecover thereof in a semi-open position.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the container embodies opposedsections 5 and 6, the section 5 constituting the body portion Serial No.513,063.

of the container, while the section 6 constitutes the cover thereof.

The body portion 5 is formed with upwardly extending flanges 7 formingthe side walls of the body portion, and an upwardly extending flange 8,forming one of the end walls thereof. Formed integral with the end wall8 is a tongue 9 to which the cover 6 is pivotally connected as at 10.

An ear 11 is formed integral with the opposite end of the body portion 5and provides means to be gripped by the person using the container, toslide the cover 6 to an open position. The body portion 5 is cut away asat 12 to provide a clearance for the flange 13 which is formed integralwith the cover 6 and which depends therefrom.

Formed integral with the cover section 6 is an extension 14 which isapertured as, at 15 to permit the container to be secured to a key ring,watch chain or the like to insure against losing the same.

In the use of the device, it is contemplated that stamps or anidentification slip may be held in the container, and that when it isdesired to open the container, the operator places his fingers on theear 11 of the body portion 5, and extension 14. of the cover 6, grippingthe same. With the operators hands in this position, the extension 1 is1' orced downwardly, causing the opposite end of the cover 6 to betilted upwardly. It follows that a slight twisting of the cover willcause the flange 13 to ride over the side wall of the body portion.

When the container is to be closed, the cover is swung in the oppositedirection. the flange 13 riding over the side wall of the body portion,contacting therewith. where the same drops into the cut away portion 12and prevents accidental movement of one section with respect to theother.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is In acontainer, opposed sections pivotally connected, one of said sectionshaving a tongue disposed at one end thereof and located intermediate theside edges thereof and having a cut out portion formed at its oppositeend between the side walls thereof,

the opposite section having it flange depend- In testimony that I claimthe foregoing as mg from the under surface thereof, SELld my own, I havehereto affixed my signature flange belng of a Width to fit wlthln thecut 111 the presence of two Witnesses.

out portion of the opposed section, the ends LUC-ILLE COX. of saidflange adapted to contact With the Vitnesses: end Walls of the cut outportion to lock the KATIE E. Bius'r,

sections together. J. E. Cox.

